Top Use Cases for Financial Services

In 2022, the average cost of a data breach in the financial services sector was $5.97 million. Financial institutions are heavily targeted and regulated because of the amount of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) data they have. External threats and hacking tend to make the news, but managing threats from current employees and partners with privileged access to sensitive data is also critical. Without a first line of defense, your...

In 2022, the average cost of a data breach in the financial services sector was $5.97 million. Financial institutions are heavily targeted and regulated...

IT, security, compliance, and risk management leaders need a reference of terms, acronyms, and key people in the enterprise digital rights management (EDRM) domain. Some terms may be confusing since different companies use different terms for the same thing. This Enterprise DRM Glossary will be updated regularly and provides clarity for leaders and practitioners. The EDRM glossary draws on various sources, including books, periodicals, websites, subject matter experts, and Enterprise DRM users. We welcome...

IT, security, compliance, and risk management leaders need a reference of terms, acronyms, and key people in the enterprise digital rights management (EDRM) domain. ...

January 28 marks Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day), an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. For companies entrusted with personal data, this day is the opportunity to take stock and ensure everyone’s data remains safe and does not get into the hands of unauthorized people. The privacy world has seen wholesale changes to privacy legislation across the world, and a huge shift...

January 28 marks Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day), an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data,...

As more operations move to the cloud, employees, contractors, and partners access sensitive data through a browser or remote desktop. Frequently users run reports to localize the data for further analysis. Protecting this sensitive data when viewed on your computer or mobile screen is critical to protect the data from unauthorized use and ensure you aren’t subject to litigation and fines for violating privacy legislation. Here are four use cases for using Screen Security...

As more operations move to the cloud, employees, contractors, and partners access sensitive data through a browser or remote desktop. Frequently users run reports...

Zero Trust is a major trend in 2022 and one that affects public and private sector organizations alike. Last year when the Biden administration in the US issued its Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, zero trust was a major component of this initiative. Organizations implement traditional perimeter-based security strategies on the assumption that the perimeter is secure inside. Zero trust assumes that no person or device inside or outside of an organization...

Zero Trust is a major trend in 2022 and one that affects public and private sector organizations alike. Last year when the Biden administration...

Corporate data is the lifeblood of business and because of remote work and constant competitive pressures, it is more vulnerable than ever. Protecting that data while still making it available to those who need it is why many organizations are turning to Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM). Information security, privacy, regulatory compliance, and data governance requirements drive how we manage corporate data. Business requires us to share sensitive information with employees, contractors, business partners, and...

Corporate data is the lifeblood of business and because of remote work and constant competitive pressures, it is more vulnerable than ever. Protecting that data...

Remote work is putting sensitive data at risk. That we can all agree on. Traditional endpoint protection frequently fails. So what about stronger surveillance of remote employees at home? * Let’s monitor the heck out of them, shall we? That seems to be the approach of some financial services firms whose remote workers handle sensitive financial data and Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Is remote work surveillance a good idea? Perhaps, if your organization is...

Remote work is putting sensitive data at risk. That we can all agree on. Traditional endpoint protection frequently fails. So what about stronger surveillance...

Data breaches continue to torment organizations. There are numerous examples of malicious or inadvertent data breaches throughout businesses and organizations of all types and sizes. Hackers get all the press, but insiders pose as great a risk as any external party when it comes to vulnerabilities. Regardless of who you are, your information is under attack. With the start of fall and most employers still focused on remote workers, now is a good time...

Data breaches continue to torment organizations. There are numerous examples of malicious or inadvertent data breaches throughout businesses and organizations of all types and...

Did you know that paper-based incidents still account for a whopping 30 % of data breaches? It’s helpful to keep this statistic in mind and plan for secure print in your organization’s document protection program. * How well is your print infrastructure protected against security breaches? When market research firm Quocirca posed this question to more than 500 IT leaders worldwide at the end of last year, their response wasn’t exactly reassuring. Only 33...

Did you know that paper-based incidents still account for a whopping 30 % of data breaches? It’s helpful to keep this statistic in mind...

I read a Tweet recently from “Accidental CISO” about collecting laptops from terminated employees during the pandemic that I deemed retweetable (if that is a word). Some comments focused more on the hardware – how to get it back – but this got me thinking more about what is actually on the hardware. What sensitive information, like intellectual property, might reside on them? It also made me think, in a situation like this, how...

I read a Tweet recently from “Accidental CISO” about collecting laptops from terminated employees during the pandemic that I deemed retweetable (if that is...

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